The Day There Are No More Obstacles, a Rain of Golden Fingers
The Day There Are No More Obstacles, a Rain of Golden Fingers
“You... you won’t abandon me, will you?”
Jiang Chuchu’s expression carried a trace of hopeful anticipation, her glistening eyes fixed on Gu Changge, as if terrified of hearing any words of refusal from his lips.
She had grown up in the Mortal Palace since childhood, and the ideals instilled in her from a young age were benevolence, righteousness, morality, and the welfare of all living beings under heaven—to live for the sake of protecting the righteous path and the Mortal Palace.
Before meeting Gu Changge, she had always believed this without question.
But some things are like light—they always find a way to shine through the cracks of a shattered barrier, bringing her novelty and joy.
From then on, she understood that this world was not simply divided into good and evil.
To judge a person simply by good or evil would be far too arbitrary, far too careless.
To all the realms of the Beyond, Gu Changge might be a heinous, unforgivable great demon, but every time she encountered danger, or trouble, or faced mortal peril, he would always appear, resolving everything for her, taking care of every problem for her.
As far as she was concerned, could she call such a Gu Changge evil?
So even knowing that siding with Gu Changge would violate the strict rules and precepts of the Mortal Palace, would mean betraying her shifu...
She still did it without hesitation.
“I came to see you, in fact, also to explain this matter to you, so you wouldn’t let your imagination run wild.”
Hearing her words, Gu Changge seemed to sigh softly, reaching out to tuck the strands of hair hanging down both sides of her face behind her ears. “You’ve grown so much thinner.”
“What is it you want to tell me?”
Jiang Chuchu stood there in a daze, eyes lowered, letting Gu Changge tuck her hair back for her.
In her heart, she felt an inexplicable anticipation. Even though she knew their relationship could hardly be made public, Gu Changge had traveled hundreds of millions of li to come here just because he worried she might overthink things. From this alone, one could see the weight she held in Gu Changge’s heart.
“Regarding my marriage with Mingkong, you should have heard about it. But there are some details in between that I’d like to explain to you.”
Gu Changge shook his head gently. If this matter wasn’t handled properly, Jiang Chuchu would inevitably clash with Yue Mingkong in the future.
Although the Mortal Palace occupied a transcendent position, in terms of true foundation and strength, it was actually far inferior to powers and lineages like the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty.
If a conflict broke out over such a trivial matter, it would be a loss not worth the gain for Gu Changge.
He didn’t want to see such a situation either.
Moreover, whether he would even still be in the Beyond at that time was unknown.
“Details?” Jiang Chuchu blinked lightly, adopting the appearance of quietly listening to what Gu Changge had to say.
“Although Mingkong’s methods are astonishing, for her to take control of the vast Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty at this age, there is actually quite a lot of criticism. She lacks a powerful force backing her. Without my assistance, those court ministers would never shut their mouths,” Gu Changge sighed softly, explaining.
“So, your marriage with her is actually just to stabilize her current position, to help her secure the throne of the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty more quickly?”
With Gu Changge’s explanation, Jiang Chuchu suddenly understood, speaking with a hint of realization.
After all, before this, Gu Changge and Yue Mingkong had only been fiancé and fiancée. Even with that layer of relationship, it couldn’t change anything.
But once Gu Changge and Yue Mingkong married, the relationship would naturally be incomparable to before.
The many court ministers who had previously criticized Yue Mingkong could only shut their mouths in silence, not daring to say anything more.
Thinking of it this way, her mood suddenly improved considerably.
“With this layer of relationship in place, and with the Beyond’s heaven and earth about to undergo drastic change, perhaps in the near future, I will have to leave the Beyond. So there are some things I need to entrust to you. Of course, I also want you not to worry,” Gu Changge nodded.
“Then the promise you made me, that you would marry me—when will that be?” Although Jiang Chuchu was as pure as a blank sheet of paper when it came to matters of the heart, that didn’t mean she was foolish.
At this moment, she very much wanted to get a definite answer from Gu Changge’s lips.
“When there are no more obstacles in this Beyond,” Gu Changge said softly.
Jiang Chuchu gave a soft “mm” and nodded, rosy clouds surfacing on her face. Her heart was somewhat dazed, but more than that, it was filled with joy.
She knew Gu Changge had another hidden identity—one that, once exposed, would inevitably make the entire world his enemy.
Even with the Mortal Palace, the Longevity Gu Family, and many other powers and lineages standing behind him, it would be difficult to contend against the entire Beyond.
“Then I’ll wait for you,” Jiang Chuchu said, her bright eyes gazing at Gu Changge.
She knew that with her current strength, it was hard for her to be of any help to Gu Changge.
But someday in the future, she would definitely be able to help him, just as Yue Mingkong could now.
“Trust me, that day won’t be long in coming.” Gu Changge smiled faintly, reaching out to draw her into his embrace.
Silence, without words—but everything was conveyed in that wordlessness.
For the next several days, Gu Changge remained within the Mortal Palace, sharing tender affection with Jiang Chuchu, utterly at leisure.
Although the many elders of the Mortal Palace knew of Gu Changge’s arrival, none dared to inquire too much, and could only pretend to be unaware.
Jiang Chuchu was the Saintess, and her relationship with Gu Changge was intimate. In the entire vast Mortal Palace, who would dare speak against her?
Even those ancient existences who served as the palace’s foundation turned a blind eye.
And during this period, besides accompanying Jiang Chuchu in cultivation and discussing the Dao, Gu Changge wasn’t idle either.
The Golden Fortuity Cauldron he had placed in the Mortal Palace long ago had now gathered and condensed a great deal of Power of Faith.
That Power of Faith was enough for him to next have Dark Heaven manifest its divinity in the mortal world once more.
Moreover, Gu Changge had other plans. The Beyond was the hub and center of all heavens and myriad worlds, connected to billions upon billions of Overworlds.
Among those billions upon billions of Overworlds, there was no shortage of existences similar to Fortuitous Ones.
So he could very well try absorbing those Fortuitous Ones as his believers, thereby strengthening the power of Dark Heaven.
After all, along his journey, no small number of Fortuitous Ones had died at his hands—Fortuitous Ones of every genre and style had emerged one after another.
Gu Changge was extremely familiar with all these tropes, so finding those Fortuitous Ones among the billions upon billions of Overworlds was actually not difficult for him.
To gather believers from All of Heaven and Its Thousand Worlds—though it sounded insane, for Gu Changge as he was now, it was as easy as lifting a hand.
“Condensing a Faith Dharma Body doesn’t mean much to me at this point. This Power of Faith, however, can become a kind of medium...”
“Through these mediums, I can create something similar to Golden Fingers.”
“Then... let there be a rain of Golden Fingers.”
Within a palace gleaming with silver light, Gu Changge sat cross-legged, his gaze profound, countless terrifying scenes evolving within it. Vast auras surged around him, like ancient worlds sinking and floating.
His eyes held contemplation as he spoke softly.
A Golden Fortuity Cauldron stood at the center, archaic and majestic, towering and weathered by ages.
Billions of strands of silver Power of Faith converged toward it.
This was all the power of faith that the Mortal Palace had absorbed and gathered over these many epochs—an amount beyond imagination, practically like a boundless ocean.
As Gu Changge’s mind stirred, an inexplicable power of rules emerged in the space before him. Immediately after, it was as if an invisible, imperceptible great net spread out between heaven and earth, instantly sweeping across a distance of hundreds of millions of li.
At this moment, countless cultivators and living beings throughout the entire Beyond felt something in their hearts. In the unseen depths of fate, it was as if a voice was telling them: chant the true name of a certain Absolute Being, seek out a certain world, and one could attain eternal life.
Billions of silver rays of light drifted down into the billions upon billions of Overworlds, like a rain of silver light.
In those Overworlds endlessly far from the Beyond, in a single day, a youth suddenly picked up a mysterious ancient ring; someone picked up a broken jade pendant; someone stumbled into a strange pool, only to obtain an ancient cultivation technique...